The authors "transform timeless and classic techniques into fresh, on-trend artwork" -- From back cover.

Create your very own personalized collages that have eye-catching depth, texture, and artistry. Fun, easy, and applicable for all ages and skill levels, Cut Paper Pictures gives all the ins and outs, tricks, and step-by-step instructions needed for this beautifully updated medium. Complete with visual inspirations and a library containing 16 customized pull-out papers for your projects by collage artist Clover Robin, who will guide you along the way....

"Bark, feathers, cracked paint, earth, wool, tin, Jeannie Baker's stunning collages, created by assembling all sorts of different textures, are known all over the world. Now she shares her secrets at last--and encourages you to create artworks of your own from the wondrous world around you." --back cover

"Make your own collage projects, from a jellyfish to a robot. Basic shapes and techniques to get you started. Easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for each fantastic collage project." --back cover

"Quilt realistic people and places with artistic flair . Create unique art quilts of your favorite places—and the places you want to go! Meri Vahl shares her simple yet unique method for quilting realistic nature scenes and villages from fabric. Using photographs from her travels, the author explains how to achieve stunning scenery with lifelike details. With techniques like fabric collage and tulle overlay, even beginners will learn to quilt majestic...

"My First Painting and Collage Book shows you different ways to make fabulous pictures you will be proud of. You’ll find lots of ideas in Chapter 1, Printing Fun, from creative T-shirts and bags to gift wrap and bunting. Then have fun trying out the projects in Chapter 2, Ink, Paint, and Pastels, where you can get messy with the ink blot lion project, make striking 3–D cards, and create fabulous pictures such as the oil pastel owl. In Chapter...

Mary Delany was seventy-two years old when she noticed a petal drop from a geranium. In a flash of inspiration, she picked up her scissors and cut out a paper replica of the petal, inventing the art of collage. It was the summer of 1772, in England. During the next ten years she completed nearly a thousand cut-paper botanicals (which she called mosaicks) so accurate that botanists still refer to them. Poet-biographer Molly Peacock uses close-ups of...